Heather Watson vs Fiona Ferro — Brisbane Qualifying Round 1

Brisbane · CHALLENGER · Qualifying Round 1
Heather Watson
GBR
Heather Watson
#442WTA
1572ELO
1548Hard ELO
34 yrs · 170 cm · Right-handed
Last 10 · pre-match
LLWLWWWLWL
2 — 0
Sets
Monday, 6 January 2020 ·
hard
Fiona Ferro
FRA
Fiona Ferro
#146WTA
1662ELO
1624Hard ELO
29 yrs · 170 cm · Right-handed
Last 10 · pre-match
LWWWWLWWWW
Watson H.
6-2 7-6
Ferro F.
Watson H.
672
Ferro F.
260

Heather Watson defeated Fiona Ferro 6-2 7-6 in the Brisbane qualifying round 1 on hard. The upset overturned the form book — Fiona Ferro came in ranked #146. Heather Watson extended the head-to-head to 3–1.

Key context

Head to head

2–1
DateTournamentRoundSurfaceWinnerScore
2023-02-15W25 GlasgowR16hardHeather Watson6-2 6-1
2020-09-28Roland GarrosR128clayFiona Ferro7-6 6-4
2020-01-13HobartR16hardHeather Watson7-6 6-3

Statistics

This season
Watson H.Ferro F.
1st serve in·Slight edge
58%
65%
1st serve points won·Slight edge
67%
59%
2nd serve points won·Even
45%
48%
Service points won·Even
58%
55%
Return points won·Even
43%
46%
Break points saved·Even
55%
54%
Aces / match·Clear edge
3.5
1.1
Double faults / match·Dominant
3.5
1.9

Averages over each player's completed matches in the selected window (199 vs 200). ATP, WTA & Challenger.

Clutch

Under pressure
Watson H.Ferro F.
Clutch Rating·Slight edge
4
10
Break points saved·Clear edge
15
3
Break points won·Dominant
49
89
Deciding sets·Even
17
13
Tiebreaks·Slight edge
11
4

Performance in the biggest moments — break points, deciding sets and tiebreaks (0–100, higher is better). About

Freshness

Recent load
Watson H.Ferro F.
Freshness·
100
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Watson H.: 20 days rest. Higher means fresher. About

Conditions

Court speed
Fastbig serves, short points
SlowFast

Draw